Anxiety, Depression, Suicide
Conditions
Brief summary
The majority of addiction and mental health problems seen in adults present first in youth. There is strong evidence that prevention and early identification during childhood can mitigate some of these risks. Students who screen at risk for the development of mental illness will be offered online intervention programs with personal guidance from a trained coach. In addition, lessons revolving around resiliency will be provided to all students. The objectives of this study are: * Decreased rates of depression and suicide (as well as rates of suicide attempts) * Decreased use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, with additional downstream benefits such as reduced rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and cancer * Decreased school drop-out rates Decreased rates of interactions with the justice system * Decreased costs across a range of ministries (health, education, justice, human services), both for youth as well as their families who have been involved in this program
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSmart, Positive, Active, Realistic X-factor thoughts (SPARX)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy based online intervention for depression
BEHAVIORALBreaking Free
Online based intervention for Drug and Alcohol Use
BEHAVIORALThis Way Up
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy online intervention for Depression and Anxiety
BEHAVIORALResiliency Training
Op Volle Kracht (OVK)
Sponsors
Red Deer Public School District
Addiction & Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network
University of Alberta
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The intervention group will be the top 10% of all students participating in the school screening.
Exclusion criteria
* Lack of consent, lack of assent, lack of the ability to read and understand the screening tools or intervention tools
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease from baseline in rates of depression and suicide | 12 months | This will be based on scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs | Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months | Questionnaire (CRAFFT) |
| Decreased school drop-out rates | 12 months | Will be tracking the School identification numbers of the students in order to determine how many drop out prior to graduation. This will be compared with historical data from Red Deer Public Schools. |
| Decreased rates of interactions with the justice system | 12 months | Will be linking with a data groups' repository as well as ministries in order to determine rates of interactions with the justice system. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed